I too enjoy actually writing code. I feel fortunate that I was able to make a career out of something I enjoy so much. I am not sure that most people had that experience. Alas, it seems like the industry is paying me to set up guardrails and supervise AI agents. I am not sure how long this will last, but at least I know that I will always be able to enjoy programming as a hobby if nothing else.

[–] w33n1s@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I'm glad you have enjoyed it as a career. I never even tried -- I have a dumb rule that I won't do anything I truly love for work. I guess because I don't want others ruining it. lol

[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Yeah, I think it used to be like that, then because programming paid a lot everyone started wanting those jobs even if they didn't like actual programming.